Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-08

Sheriff Baker is about sick with
cold.
Sheriff Baker went to Wallace on
Thursday.
Judge Osborn is to open court at
Dighton on Monday next
IS. 8. Harvey was nominated for
trustee last Saturday by the Republicans
of Ogallah township.
Rev. Mr.. Walker, of this city, has or
ganHed church of seven members down
at the Downer school house.
The county commissioners are to
meet on the 20 inst. to examine the bids
for the construction of the court house.
Our county commissioners have de-
cided to advertise in the american Com
tractor of Chicago for court-house-con-
struction bids.
Nathaniel Crank, of Graham county,
intends to make a big display of vegeta-
bles at our fair. He will reach in no un-
certain manner for some premiums.
Mr.. Curtis received letter from his
wife Wednesday morning, stating that she
was able to sit up, but was yet weak, and
that she would start to Wa-Keeney on
the IL inst.
On account of the illness of E. A.
McMath, who is said to represent one side
or the other of most of the cases in Cove
county, district court was held at Cove
City only on Monday and Tuesday.
-Grinnell, Cove county, is built on
both sides of the railroad track. The two
factions have much trouble. One day
this week every man of them, except one,
was attending the district court at Cove
City.
Captain E. E. Harvey and R. K.
Farnsworth, both of Lane county, we're in
town Wednesday, on their way home from
Graham county, where they
had been buying cattle from the colored
people.
-Trego county has sixty-nine govern
ment pensioners, and they draw annually
81 ,950.50 It may be added that sum
almost equal to this is distributed in this
county annually on account of the loca-
ton within its borders of State Forestry
Station No. 1.
Mr. Twitchell, of Grainfeld, bought the
wool belonging to Messrs. Gleason, Bird,
Gibbs and Walker. This we understand,
disposes of all the wool which had been
held back in Trego county. Mr.. Gleason
had about $500 pounds. A car was being
loaded at the Wa-Keeney depo on Wednes-
day.
Squire McGarvie, president of the
lair association, has been here for the
past three days, working like beaver in
setting things in motion. General Su-
Escher has taken lively
part. A sufficient number of workmen
las been employed to ensure speedy re-
suits.
The lecture at the NJ. E. Church
Sunday forenoon, by Rev. Mahafie, of
was interesting and enjoyed
by the assembly, which was quite large,
the inclemency of the
weather. In the evening large congre-
cation listened with pleasure to good
concert given by the willing workers.
Oakley Opinion, Sept. 80.
S. J. Collins, of Rush Center, arrived
in town Thursday evening, intending to
remain a couple of days. Mr.. Collins,
early in 1879, built the two-story building,
south of the railroad track in this place,
in the lower story of which Kelly & Ret
ECKER opened up in the hardware business.
He has a notion of putting in bid for
The construction of our court house.
During the coming week F. w. Lem
on and family will 60 to Russell Springs,
where they expect to spend the winter.
Mr.. Lemon has the contract for building
the water works at that place. He tells
us that they are to consist of 7OO-barrel
tank, elevated sixty feet from the ground,
a pump and engine and 5000 feet of water
main. The town company are having
this work done. Water privileges will be
sold on the big-city plan to users of water.
In the way of receiving morning pa
pers, Wa-Keeney is two hours and thirty
FIVE minutes closer to Topeka than che ever